//------------------------------// // Explanations and Emotions // Story: Twizzle // by Starry Wisp //------------------------------// ~later that evening~ Twilight slowly walked up to Starlight’s office at the school, where Starlight was wrapping things up from the week before, and looking at some of the books in her shelves. Twilight took a deep, hoof-guided breath, then knocked on the door. “Come in,” Starlight called, as she set aside what she was doing and looked towards the door. The door slowly opened, to reveal the nervous, embarrassed princess. “Hey, Starlight. Can I.. talk to you please?” Twilight asked nervously, as she slowly entered the room, and shut the door. “Oh hey, Twilight. I haven’t seen you since this morning, what’s going on? Come sit,” Starlight said, trying her best to sound like she didn’t know what was going on. Twilight sat on the couch across from Starlight’s desk, and sighed. “Well... you see.... earlier...-“ Twilight was clearly struggling to convey her emotions, when Starlight got up and sat next to Twilight on the couch. She used her magic to lock the door, then placed her hoof on Twilight’s shoulder. “I know what’s going on between you and Fizzlepop. I was looking for you after you were gone for over an hour, and I wanted to see what you were up to, and if I could help with anything. When I walked up to your bedroom, ....I saw you and Fizzlepop asleep cuddling on your bed. I did the best thing I could think to do- tuck you both in. I knew this would happen at some point, I could tell by the way you act around her. You don’t have to worry about anything. I only told Spike, and made it perfectly clear to him not to tell anypony about you and Fizzlepop. He figured it out too, and I figured it would be best to tell him than have him disturb you and discover on his own,” Starlight sighed. “We’re here for you, and we’re here to support you every step of the way. Don’t worry about a thing, Twi, just spend some quality time with your new marefriend,” Starlight winked, and removed her hoof from Twilight’s shoulder. Twilight was blushing again, but this time at the fact that Starlight referenced Fizzlepop as Twilight’s marefriend. Twilight smiled. “Thank you, Starlight, this is exactly what I needed to hear,” Twilight said, giving Starlight a hug. “But I’m still embarrassed about what happened, and how to I break the news to my friends? And Equestria? Does anypony other than Spike know?” “I only told Spike, and I told him not to tell anypony, including our friends. I think you’re good in that respect. As for how to break it to them, I say official friendship meeting, then you and Fizzlepop walk in, and without saying a word about it, subtly hint at it until they understand. That way, it makes the communication easier for both of you. I wouldn’t worry about telling Equestria right now, you should only worry about immediate friends. After that, I would tell the princesses, but only when you’re ready. I don’t want to rush you,” Starlight said calmly, trying to comfort her friend. “That’s perfect! Can you tell my friends that there’s a mandatory friendship meeting tomorrow morning? I’ll deal with the princesses after that. Thank you, Starlight!” Twilight gave Starlight a hug. “No problem, Twi. Oh, and I have one more thing to ask you..” “Sure, what is it?” “Did-did you sleep well? Like, was it a good nap?” “It was amazing...I...kinda drooled..” Twilight blushed again as Starlight giggled. “I’m glad you slept well with your new marefriend,” Starlight winked. Twilight blushed harder, and gave a bit of a “hmph”. Then, the pout turned into a smile, and she giggled. “That actually does sound pretty nice...” Twilight admitted. “...Anyways, we should head back to the castle. Spike should be done with dinner soon,” “You go on ahead, Twilight, I just need to put my things away. I’ll be right there,” Starlight said as the two ponies got up. Starlight headed back to her desk to put her papers away. Twilight walked towards the door, then turned back. “Thanks again, Starlight. I don’t know what I would do without you.” “Always happy to help a friend in need, especially when she’s also a nervous friend in love,” Starlight smiled as she watched Twilight’s face turn red once more. Twilight giggled as she left Starlight’s office, trying to look as normal as possible, in case there were students around. She wasn’t ready to tell a whole school of ponies her secret. She took a deep breath as she left the school building, and headed across the walkway back to her castle. Once she approached the dining hall in the castle, she passed Spike in the hallway, as he was starting to set up for dinner. “Hey, Twi, I heard you got some quality time with Fizzlepop earlier,” Twilight blushed as she smiled. “Yeah....I kinda.... totally love her now...” Twilight said nervously as she turned redder. Spike was smirking with his arms crossed. “So, how was your nap?” “I kind of...maybe....drooled a bit...” Spike laughed as Twilight smiled, maintaining her bright red face. “I’m glad you slept well. Honestly, both me and Starlight saw this coming at some point,” “Yeah......well, tomorrow I’m calling a friendship meeting, and we’re going to subtly tell everyone, so please don’t say anything to anypony, okay?” “You can count on me!” Just then, Starlight came trotting down the hall to meet them. “Oh hey, Starlight. I was just talking to Spike about earlier,” “Okay, I have alerted your friends about the friendship meeting tomorrow. I didn’t include any specifics, so you can tell them however you feel is best,” “Thank you, Starlight. I can always count on you. Oh, Spike, weren’t you finishing dinner?” “Oh yeah! You two go on and sit, I’ll be right back,” Spike said before dashing off down the hall to the kitchen. Starlight and Twilight took their seats, then Fizzlepop entered the room. “Oh, uh, hey, Twilight,” Fizzle said nervously, trying not to expose their relationship. “H-hey, Fizz. It’s okay, you can relax, Starlight is good and so is Spike. They both know, and they’re the only ones so far who do. I had Starlight schedule a friendship meeting tomorrow morning, and I figured we’d subtly drop the hint to our friends. Is..that okay?” “Of course, they should know. After all they’re your closest friends, and neither of us would be here without them,” Fizzle said as she sat down in her seat. Spike walked in with the tray of food. “Well, if it isn’t my favorite OTP,” Spike playfully said as he set the tray on the table. Fizzlepop and Twilight blushed. The two felt relieved to finally tell their friends about their relationship, and were looking forward to being more open about it.